Joseph Zalewski is the new acting director of Region 5 for the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Photo provided by the DEC By Gwendolyn Craig The state Department of Environmental Conservation's Region 5 has a new acting … [Read more...] about DEC Region 5 has a new acting director
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Petronis named DEC deputy commissioner of natural resources
Katie Petronis, former northern program director for the Open Space Institute, is the new deputy commissioner of natural resources for the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Photo provided by DEC By Gwendolyn Craig Katie Petronis, … [Read more...] about Petronis named DEC deputy commissioner of natural resources
Recent rescues: Five injuries and a tubing trip gone wrong
Recent Forest Ranger Actions Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On May 27 at 10:45 a.m., DEC's Central Office Dispatch received a call requesting assistance for an injured hiker in the High Peaks. The 26-year-old woman from … [Read more...] about Recent rescues: Five injuries and a tubing trip gone wrong
Breeding bird atlas kicks off its third statewide survey since 1980
A Canada jay. Photo by Larry Master By Gwendolyn Craig At a time when social distancing and the coronavirus are consuming people’s daily lives, a rare mission to track birds could be a good way to fly the coop for a bit. New York is … [Read more...] about Breeding bird atlas kicks off its third statewide survey since 1980
NY updates 10-year forest conservation plan
By Gwendolyn Craig New Yorkers have a once-in-a-decade shot to provide opinions about managing forestlands as an action plan is set for an update this summer. The plan is required for all states under the federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance … [Read more...] about NY updates 10-year forest conservation plan
State environmental chief says parks have sufficient staff
By Gwendolyn Craig ALBANY -- With sweeping statewide climate change promises and an increasingly strained group of forest rangers in the Adirondacks and Catskills, a number of lawmakers at a public hearing on Monday asked the leader of the state … [Read more...] about State environmental chief says parks have sufficient staff
